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Carlos Maldonado Valle, a 21-year-old student at Cape Cod Community College, was on a domestic flight from Puerto Rico that stopped in Bermuda for a medical emergency.
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Connecticut Public
JOËL Cintron
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Connecticut Public
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Questions about the operation remain unanswered, including what authority the agents had to enter the building. -
The late Latino sociologist Gilberto Cardenas is being honored with a student-curated exhibit at Central Connecticut State University for Hispanic Heritage Month. -
Multiple concussions and persistent symptoms put the former UConn player’s career at risk, but specialized therapy helped pave the way back. -
Connecticut Public is restoring and publishing a production that explored identity, racism, and community life from the perspective of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. -
An award-winning independent film that captures Puerto Rican life is screening in Fairfield and New Haven. “Esta Isla” follows a Puerto Rican teen trying to survive on the island amid economic hardship.
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Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only national, English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective. Listen to past episodes at latinousa.org. -
Every week, Alt.Latino introduces listeners to new alternative Latin music, including diverse genres such as cumbia, Mexican garage rock, Panamanian rap, heavy metal mariachi and many more boundary-blurring sounds from around the world. Listen to past episodes on npr.org.
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